ABOUT OUR CONGREGATION
August 11 Attendance: Traditions: 401; Bridge: 480; Adult SS: 266; K-5 SS: 37; N/P
SS: 44.
August 11 Giving: Budget: $60,140.46; Building: $40,608.01; Organ: $915.00; Building: $590.00
Deaths: Sympathy to Dr. Jim & Donjette Yarbrough in the death of their son,
David Stewart Yarbrough of Nolensville, TN; Sympathy to Jennifer (Carl) Calhoun,
and daughter, Cheryl in the death of Jennifer’s mother, Jean McCullough of Jones, AL
In the Hospital: DCH: Dale Stewart
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Promotion Sunday. Today is promotion Sunday where all children, youth and students are moved into their new age-appropriate or grade-level class. If you have a child
age newborn through age 18, join the leaders for an orientation at 10:00 o’clock today
in Callahan Auditorium (2nd floor, youth area) This will be your one-stop shop for
getting all your information and paperwork for all upcoming events.
Caregivers Support Group. A support group is being formed for those caring for an
aging parent or other loved one, or for those who anticipate becoming caregivers in
the future. Our first organizational meeting is set for Wednesday, September 4 at 6
PM in Artos. For more information contact Ethelyn Stuhr [email protected] at 3457261 ext. 26 or Jimmy Mixson at [email protected]
2014 Challenge Farm Mission Team to Kenya. An initial interest meeting will be
today at 12:15 PM in Parker Fireside. Contact person for questions is Joshua Davis,
[email protected]
Walk to Remember to benefit Caring Days will be August 24 at University Mall.
Sunday School classes and other groups will be asked to form teams or to make donations to help support this program which is one of our local missions. More information to follow. Contact Jane Eure, 339-2987 or Josh Davis.
Reflections of Italy March 19-28, 2014. Visit www.collettevacations.com/
link/560642 Deadline to register is September 10! This would be a wonderful opportunity for a high school-aged student to attend with their parent! After that date, space
is limited. The trip departs the Wednesday prior to spring break and returns the Friday
of spring break. For details, contact Ethelyn at [email protected] or 345-7261 extension 26.
Children’s New Music & Worship Arts Ministry Interest Meeting
For children 2 years through 5th grade and their parents, come and learn about PWA,
KWA, and our new ministry, Psalm 150. Wednesday evening, August 28, 6-7
pm. Children ages 2-4 and parents will meet in the 3-year-old Sunday school classroom. Grades K-5 and parents will meet in the WOW Room on 2nd floor. Dinner
will be provided. We are excited about the fall. Come and get involved.
Prayer Concerns - Those Who Serve Our Country: Captain Brad Israel – South
America; 2nd Lieutenant Christopher Harwell; Staff Sgt. Brittany Millsaps; Ronald Barton Laycock US Navy, Bahrain, UAE. Other Prayer Concerns: Rev. Dan Kilgore
Freddie Bruner’s son, (Harold Johnson), Dan Guthrie; James Cain’s mother; Michael
Falls; Jane Israel; David Reynolds (son of Richard and Louise Reynolds); Paul Looney;
Gloria Robinson; Rachael Williams (daughter of Melissa & Chris Williams, niece of
Roger & Joann Williams); Julianne Sneckenberger and family; Bill Lanford, Jason
Kelly, Susie Stafford, mother of Carolyn (Mack) Long; Kendall Murphree; Bev & Guy
May and daughter, Meg; Patrick Adcock (son of Donna & Phil Adcock); Gloria (Steve)
Lamon’s mother, Adra Green; Pam Loper, Jane Walker; Michael Black; Tina Bearden
Cox; Sandra Reed; Lynne Kimbrough & son Will; Martha Sue Brown; John Powell;
Bomar Ingram; Heather Whetston; Joy Phillips; Dorothy Benson (Liz Whipple’s
grandmother); John Major Davis; Fuller Goldsmith; Estelle Swann; Phillip Mann;
Cayce & Jan Rumsey; May Prickett; Betty Harless. This is a partial list of prayer requests. A team of people pray for the confidential prayer requests of the church. If
you would like to become a member of the prayer team contact Rev. Josh Hickman at
[email protected]. Send your prayer requests to Cindy at [email protected]
MEMORIALS/HONORARIUMS AUGUST 11, 2013
Altar Fund
In Memory of Joyce Shipp given by Donna and Mac McAllister
Congregational Care Team
In Memory of William “Billy” Henderson
given by Ellen and Michael Black
Organ Fund
In Memory of Joyce Shipp
given by Marie Mills
given by Jan Haynie
given by P. M. Lassandrello
given by Wade and Princess Miller
In Memory of Charlie Gambrell given by Jay and Sally Masingill
In Memory of George Curry given by the Pilot Club of Tuscaloosa
In Memory of Joyce Shipp and William “Billy” Henderson
given by Peggy Belk
In Memory of Virginia LaCoste and William “Billy” Henderson
given by Meg Strickland
In Memory of Billy Helms and George Curry given by Guy and Beverly May
In Memory of Joyce Shipp and Billy Helms given by Jerry and Jane Davis
In Memory of George Curry and Joyce Shipp given by Aldis and Bill Donald
In Memory of Carole Stegall and Joyce Shipp given by Miriam Thomas
UMW Arts and Crafts Circle
In Memory of Joyce Shipp and George Curry given by Ralph Krupp
Youth Discovery Program
In Memory of Billy Helms and In Honor of Sally Helms
given by Emily Patterson
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Flowers in the Great Hall
The flowers in the Great Hall are given to the glory of God
and in honor of the marriage of Shanleigh Smith and Patrick Walton,
in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Howell Smith and
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun Goodson, Jr.
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Hosts/Ushers
Eleanor Boykin, Debby Gryska, Mary Meadows
Sally & Dale Erdman and Blake & Cooper Snodsmith
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Counseling Ministry Professionals (CMP) is celebrating five years of ministry and
honoring its founding pastors, Ken Dunivant, Charles Durham and David Meginniss
with a dinner on Thursday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
The cost of the dinner is $75 per person with options for sponsoring a table. Donations will sustain the patient assistance funds at CMP and are tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law. Donations may be made to: Counseling Ministry Professionals, Inc., 1788 McFarland Blvd. N, Suite A, Tuscaloosa, 35406 or by Visa/MC by
calling CMP at (205) 345-5885. If you have questions, please contact CMP board
members Babs Anderson, Gina Johnson, Paul Stephens or Grier Stewart.
The CMP ministry was founded to express the love of God by offering counseling
resources for the mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual needs of individuals and
families in our community. The purpose of CMP is to express the love of God
through a ministry of hope and healing to people experiencing life’s difficulties.
Services are provided to individuals and families regardless of religious affiliation.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TUSCALOOSA
800 Greensboro Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone 205-345-7261- Facsimile 205-345-7263
After Hour Emergency Number: 886-7177
Website: www.fumct.org
AUGUST 18, 2013 - 9:00 AM
WELCOME TO WORSHIP
Though he giveth or he taketh,
God his children ne'er forsaketh;
his the loving purpose solely
to preserve them pure and holy.
August 18, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Processional in E Flat
PRELUDE
David N. Johnson
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rev. Creighton Alexander
Members & guests, please complete your attendance inside the red friendship pad, and pass it
down to the end of the pew. Please place your attendance slip in the offering plate.
CHIMING OF THE HOUR
The sounding of the three chimes symbolizes the presence of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
The Circle of Life from The Lion King
by John and Rice
Eryn Davis, Craig First, Drey Mitchell, Soloists
*HYMN OF PRAISE NO. 144
This Is My Father’s World
TERRA BEATA
All Stanzas
This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
his hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise,
the morning light, the lily white, declare their maker's praise.
This is my Father's world: he shines in all that's fair;
in the rustling grass I hear him pass;
he speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father's world. O let me ne'er forget
that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!
Dr. Ken Dunivant
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love
ANTHEM
Amy Lea Todhunter, Soloist
by John and Rice
BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS
Dr. Ken Dunivant
Students from grades preschool through high school are invited to come forward for
the Blessing of the Backpacks
God his own doth tend and nourish;
In his holy courts they flourish;
From all evil things he spares them;
In his mighty arms he bears them.
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
Please give the Friendship Pad slips to the usher as the offering is received.
The Majesty and Glory of Your Name
arr. Tom Fettke
When I gaze into the night skies and see the work of Your fingers; The moon and stars suspended in space. Oh, what is man, that You are mindful of Him? You have given man a
crown of glory and honor, and have made him a little lower than the angels. You have put
him in charge of all creation: The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea.
But what is man, that You are mindful of him. O Lord, our God, the majesty and glory of
your name transcends the earth and fills the heavens. O Lord, our God, little children praise
You perfectly, and so would we, and so would we. Alleluia!
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
LASST UNS ERFREUEN
John 1:12-13
SCRIPTURE READING
Sandy Stanard
(Pew Bible, NT p. 91-92)
―Wanting a Better Life &
SERMON
Rev. Jim Wilson
Believing a Better Story‖
Endless Night from The Lion King
ANTHEM
by John and Rice
Jeron Burney, Soloist
Rev. Jim Wilson
*BENEDICTION
March in D
POSTLUDE
David N. Johnson
*Congregation Standing.
Please silence all pagers and cell phones.
(Hymn texts printed through permission of CCLI: 1108424)
Shadowland from The Lion King
*OFFERTORY HYMN NO. 141
Children of the Heavenly Father
Stanzas 1, 2, 4
Children of the heavenly Father
safely in his bosom gather;
nestling bird nor star in heaven
such a refuge e'er was given.
Sandy Stanard
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
Wonders of Worship (WOW) for children K-3rd grade will resume services on Sunday,
September 8 during the 11:00 a.m. worship service.
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God on Broadway Ensemble
Lindsey Turner, Sarah Kathryn Bonds, Sandy Draper, Sarah Justus,
Catherine Hoop, Mabs Seay, Lindsey Herin, Avery Berry, John David Ryan,
Wheeler Kincaid, Will Erwin, Matthew Eubanks, Marc Robison, Jordan Dewitt,
Clay McCollum, Andrew Nalley, Justin Barnett, Russell Zacher
Instrumentalists
Greg Banks and Elizabeth Hulsey, Percussion
Susan Goode and Russell Stephens, Keyboard
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In the Land of Pride, King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi celebrate the birth of
their son, Prince Simba, who is destined to one day become king of Pride
Rock. The lively young Simba is taught well by his father. King Mufasa takes
Simba to the top of Pride Rock and teaches him that everything exists in a delicate balance known as the ―Circle of Life.‖ Along with life lessons, he sternly
warns Simba not to stray beyond the boundaries of the Pride Lands.
Not all in the kingdom are pleased with the news of Simba’s arrival. Full of
jealously and rage, Mufasa’s younger brother, Scar, laments his lost chance at
becoming the king of the Pride Lands. He begins to scheme a vicious plot to
thwart Simba’s destiny. Innocently, Simba scampers off to visit his Uncle Scar.
Simba is fascinated by his Uncle Scar’s stories about the Elephant Graveyard, a
place Simba’s father has warned him about and forbidden he visit.
Nevertheless, Simba and his best friend, a female cub named Nala, steal off to
explore the forbidden graveyard. Suddenly, they find themselves surrounded
by hungry hyenas. King Mufasa arrives on the scene to rescue them from the
hungry hyenas that he frightens away. Simba asks if he and his father will always be together. He is told about the Great Kings of the Past and how they
guide and watch over everything. He assures Simba that he will always be
there for him.
Back in the graveyard, Scar engages the hyenas in a plot to use Simba as bait to
trick Mufasa into a death trap. As Mufasa arrives to rescue his trapped son,
Mufasa is killed. Accordingly, Scar convinces Simba that his father’s death was
his own fault and that he should flee the Pride Lands and never return. Overcome with guilt and grief, Simba runs away. Back at Pride Rock, Scar pronounces himself King of Pride Rock and claims the throne for himself.
Banishing himself to the desert, Simba collapses from the heat, and barely escapes death. Fortunately, he is rescued and befriended by Timon, a meerka
and Pumbaa, a warthog. They take him back to their jungle home where they
nurse him back to health and explain that they, too, are outcasts. They welcome him into their humble and carefree way of life. Simba flourishes and
grows into an adult lion.
Years later, Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who
turns out to be Nala. Remembering their friendship, Simba and Nala reconcile
and fall in love. Nala encourages Simba, who still feels responsible for his father’s death, to return home — that the Pride Lands have become a wasteland.
Still haunted with guilt over his father’s death, Simba is told that Mufasa is still
"alive.‖ Simba is visited by the spirit of Mufasa, who counsels him saying he
must return to the Pride Lands and resume his rightful place as King. Realizing
he can no longer avoid his past, Simba and his faithful friends return to Pride
Lands.
Upon return to Pride Lands, Simba challenges Scar who admits that it was he
who killed Mufasa. Enraged, Simba forces Scar to reveal the truth to the other
lions. Begging Simba for mercy, Scar justifies his life, but Simba says he does
not believe him anymore; yet he spares Scar’s life and tells him to run away and
never return. Still, the ever-conniving Scar meekly walks past Simba and suddenly attacks him. Following a fierce battle, Scar loses his balance and falls
over the cliff.
With Scar and the hyenas gone, Simba is happily acknowledged as the proper
and rightful king. Thus, the rebuilding of the kingdom begins. As Simba and
Nala's newborn cub is introduced to the animal kingdom of the Pride Lands,
the circle of life continues.